Allegory Quote by C.S. Lewis

“But, said Lewis, myths are lies, even though lies breathed through silver. No, said Tolkien, they are not. ...just as speech is invention about…

— Humphrey Carpenter

“All fairy tales, Tolkien argued, echo the gospel of Jesus Christ in some way because the gospel is the True Story; it’s the real…

— Sarah Arthur

“J. R. R. Tolkien, the near-universally-hailed father of modern epic fantasy, crafted his magnum opus The Lord of the Rings to explore the forces…

— N.K. Jemisin

“Into an allegory a man can put only what he already knows; in a myth he puts what he does not yet know and…

— C.S. Lewis

“However, I have also argued for allegory’s positive effects. It is a process that typically takes control away from the author of a narrative…

— Helen Morales

“I dislike Allegory – the conscious and intentional allegory – yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical…

— J. R. R. Tolkien

“Like his fellow genius, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis has redefined the nature of fantasy, adding richness beauty, and dimension... In our times, every fantasy realm…

— Lloyd Alexander

“...most people in the ancient world, did not make a sharp distinction between myth and reality. The two were intimately tied together in their…

— Reza Aslan

“This book aims to capture, and explore, the outrageousness, inventiveness, and sheer fun that characterize classical mythology. But it is also born of the…

— Helen Morales

“The success of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings helped restore the reputation of these discredited genres, thus…

— Louis A. Markos

“Deeply rooted in the universalist Western tradition of the Stoics and the the early medieval Christians, Tolkien created a myth to explore the nature…

— Bradley J. Birzer